Last September, I took a road trip to the Big Apple with three friends of mine. The reason for the trip was to see Lupe Fiasco play one of his NYC concerts on The Beach at Governors Island, but that wasn’t the only “fiasco” on our trip. We left Charlottesville, VA, an hour later than planned, and we got to New York two hours later than expected (that NY traffic is really something!). Fortunately, we made the concert with two minutes to spare, and we got to enjoy Lupe perform an amazing show.
After the show, however, we were so consumed by the bright city lights that we wanted to experience more of New York before we came back to Charlottesville. So we drove around a little bit, until we discovered that we had absolutely no idea where we were, besides the fact that we were in the middle of Manhattan. Instead of asking for directions, though, we decided to keep driving and just soak it all in. As a result, we got to see Times Square, Wall Street, and get a McDonald’s meal on Broadway for $10, before we found our way to the bridge to get us back to the New Jersey Turnpike and on our way back home. As crazy as it was, we definitely enjoyed rolling around the city that never sleeps.
